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one with the vision for a streamlined government and the other with just a completely unshackled government. thank you for joining us, michael dukakis. i'm wondering about this approach of two democratic presidents, the government and its role. bill clinton when he was reelected, embracing the smaller size and streamlining it. and this president embracing this year out of control sites. we had a balanced budget and back to back surplus in what, 50 years? 4.5% unemployment. and i don't think he did it by shrinking the government. i thought that he built a great part of the public and private sector. >> do you think it will pay out? >> we are growing faster than the other strategy, which is what we are seeing in europe. neil: thank you for entering our questions, you are always very gracious. you would do this in a balanced approach? is that what you're saying? you would want to streamline what had been excessive -- even just in the massachusetts government? massachusetts is very prone to high taxes. now the rich want to hike it even more. isn't that a part of his maricopa? >> well, i think w
one with the vision for a streamlined government and the other with just a completely unshackled government. thank you for joining us, michael dukakis. i'm wondering about this approach of two democratic presidents, the government and its role. bill clinton when he was reelected, embracing the smaller size and streamlining it. and this president embracing this year out of control sites. we had a balanced budget and back to back surplus in what, 50 years? 4.5% unemployment. and i don't think he...
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to keep the government operating. as everyone leaves the presidential podium and makes their way to this congressional luncheon, the other that is said to hold a major event, part of this pageantry for most republicans and democrats. the first all all branch. they will be keeping with the day to keep the president on board and themselves on board. they will give themselves a little bit of breathing room. i am coming to you live from what we'll be right now the presidential parade reviewing stand. it is just right outside the white house. i mean is where you will have the president and their vice president families. it was a lot colder than it was a four years ago. i am holding up okay. the difference will be, that we may not be little kids running back and forth from that structure to the white house. now, they are all has-beens as they understand it very, very well. more family members and friends have been invited. it is hard to see around this area right outside the white house. some of these people have been sitti
to keep the government operating. as everyone leaves the presidential podium and makes their way to this congressional luncheon, the other that is said to hold a major event, part of this pageantry for most republicans and democrats. the first all all branch. they will be keeping with the day to keep the president on board and themselves on board. they will give themselves a little bit of breathing room. i am coming to you live from what we'll be right now the presidential parade reviewing...
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they are good at spending. >> the government is a great inspiration. you have to e educate, but the rift is you have to make it harder for people to get money out. yes you may need it. but you would not have it but for this program, it has to be there when you are 65. for 20% of americans that is not going to be there time bomb. neil: are you surprised that markets are doing as well as they are in faces, cliffs that we get by, debt ceilings that were facing on and on? >> i'm a great believer in the market, but market more confident of what is goin goingo happen than i am, this fiscal cliff, we did it once before, first turns off, then it discourages americas, and it impacts world we look foolish. it looks like we don't know the core issue that we have. ththe ability of this country co to keep its word. neil: she found her sugar daddy when she married hef, now thousands of college students are looking for their own. officemax has exactly the ink... your business needs... at prices that keep you...out of the red. this week get a bonus $15 itunes gift car
they are good at spending. >> the government is a great inspiration. you have to e educate, but the rift is you have to make it harder for people to get money out. yes you may need it. but you would not have it but for this program, it has to be there when you are 65. for 20% of americans that is not going to be there time bomb. neil: are you surprised that markets are doing as well as they are in faces, cliffs that we get by, debt ceilings that were facing on and on? >> i'm a great...
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i run a government. a city, if it was a nation it was the 17th largest in the world, it is a metropolitan area. i would hope they realize what i understood ebb when i first got elected in 1994. things like -- values like statesmanship and compromise and getting things done were values that people, you know, cherish. that doesn't mean we always got along, we had our battles. but i think the mayors are focused on results. the advise -- advice we would give them is you have a 12% approval rate. there is not much farther down you can go. the time is now to come together and tell a story about a congress that went from the do-nothing congress to a congress that is getting things done in the most pornt issues of our time. i think if they do, both parties will benefit and certainly, the nation will benefit. i say that as mon who needs to compromise on all of these issues. both parties need to understand that people are watching and they expect more from folks here on the beltway. >> when you compromise and you
i run a government. a city, if it was a nation it was the 17th largest in the world, it is a metropolitan area. i would hope they realize what i understood ebb when i first got elected in 1994. things like -- values like statesmanship and compromise and getting things done were values that people, you know, cherish. that doesn't mean we always got along, we had our battles. but i think the mayors are focused on results. the advise -- advice we would give them is you have a 12% approval rate....
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if you have been wondering whether this big change in our government was going to be allowed to stand or whether it might be fixed by filibuster reform on day one of the senate, the news today is that it is apparently still day one of the new senate. it has been weeks now, democrats could still do it, but they have not yet. tick tock now it is time for o fixed by filibuster reform on day one of the senate, the news today is that it's still day one of the new senate. it's been weeks now. democrats could still do it, but they have not yet. tick tock. "first look" is up next. >>> good wednesday morning. right now on "first look," baby it's cold outside. from the single digits and below to snow and dangerous roads. details in seconds. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton's health is back in order as she prepares for tough questioning. >>> and serena williams loses the match and her cool. another school shooting, this one in texas. and wait until you hear what senator john mccain said about waterboarding and john kerry. good morning, i'm mara schiavocampo. a bitterly cold arctic blast is
if you have been wondering whether this big change in our government was going to be allowed to stand or whether it might be fixed by filibuster reform on day one of the senate, the news today is that it is apparently still day one of the new senate. it has been weeks now, democrats could still do it, but they have not yet. tick tock now it is time for o fixed by filibuster reform on day one of the senate, the news today is that it's still day one of the new senate. it's been weeks now....
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>> they want to make more pressure on the algerian government. they want to take-- much better-- >> and why did they take them in the first place? was this in relation to the french flying over algeria to mali? >> very, absolutely. they want take algeria and the algeria president. and the americans are among the group of many nationals? >> yeah, they want to put more pressure on the algerian government and why they took the americans and everyone and japanese and norwegians within the group. >> thank you, sir. >> thank you. >> and tonight, what might be political funny business that you won't find particularly funny, the associated press reporting that washington put off the illegal immigration and he was working for menendez. she broke the story and joins us. >> nice to see you. >> when the story first broke about two months ago, it was unclear why the arrest wasn't made. and then-- of the illegal in senator menendez's office. what have you learned since. >> internal ice documents provided to the senate judiciary committee shows when the office
>> they want to make more pressure on the algerian government. they want to take-- much better-- >> and why did they take them in the first place? was this in relation to the french flying over algeria to mali? >> very, absolutely. they want take algeria and the algeria president. and the americans are among the group of many nationals? >> yeah, they want to put more pressure on the algerian government and why they took the americans and everyone and japanese and...
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the problem is not all government. government has huge role to play. it is just that now is not the time to expand government but the time to contract it and bring the spending down. that is not what i hear obama say or schumer and i am not sure what i hear from the republicans in the house of representatives. i hope they delay the debt ceiling for three months and address spending in the house. that is what they will have to win. >>neil: they addressed that and they said earlier the move to delay the debt ceiling for another few months to me it seems like kicking the can down the road. i guess they think that maybe in that time they will get their act together but i am not so sure. >> i am not either, i am worried about the house of representatives. it is supposed to be the loyal opposition, and they supposed to compromise and work with the budget and work with the senate and make things happen but i worry very much if they retreat too far and collapse and cave. that would be a very major mistake to the united states. >>neil: quickly, art, did ronald
the problem is not all government. government has huge role to play. it is just that now is not the time to expand government but the time to contract it and bring the spending down. that is not what i hear obama say or schumer and i am not sure what i hear from the republicans in the house of representatives. i hope they delay the debt ceiling for three months and address spending in the house. that is what they will have to win. >>neil: they addressed that and they said earlier the move...
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we asked things of government that government was not equipped to give. wielded authority to the national government, the property belonged to state or local governments, or to the people themselves. we allowed taxes and governmente said, was inflation to rob us of our earnings and savings and watched the great industrial machine that had made as the most productive people on earth slowdown, and the number of unemployed increase. by 1980, we knew it was time to renew our faith to strive with all our strength towards the ultimate in individual freedom consistent with order of the society. we believed them, and now, there are no limits to growth and human progress when men and women are free to follow their dreams, and we were right. [applause] >> a live view of pennsylvania avenue. that speech was delivered on january 21. ronald reagan, one of seven u.s. presidents whose inauguration day fell on a sunday. the ceremonial " of office taking place at the u.s. capitol. what a difference inside the rotunda. the temperatureto rob us of ourt date, seven degrees,
we asked things of government that government was not equipped to give. wielded authority to the national government, the property belonged to state or local governments, or to the people themselves. we allowed taxes and governmente said, was inflation to rob us of our earnings and savings and watched the great industrial machine that had made as the most productive people on earth slowdown, and the number of unemployed increase. by 1980, we knew it was time to renew our faith to strive with...
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he said i want a government that values families. and as the president said, we don't need to relitigate this today, but we need a government that will take care of basic needs, economic opportunity for everybody. >> sure. we're watching the president now prepare to sign some documents, including a proclamation to commemorate the inauguration entitled the national day of hope and four nominations. >> there we go. and then i am sending a few nominations up. >> mr. jack lew. mr. charles hagel for defense. mr. john kerry, secretary of state. and mr. john brennan of virginia. there you go. >> great. >> well, thank you very much, everybody. [ applause ] >>> we're going to take a quick break here. when we return we'll break down what the next four years will mean for our economy and the united states of america. cnbc's coverage of the second inauguration of barack obama, we'll give you the president. >> no single person can train all the math and science teachers we'll need to equip our children for the future, or builds the roads and rese
he said i want a government that values families. and as the president said, we don't need to relitigate this today, but we need a government that will take care of basic needs, economic opportunity for everybody. >> sure. we're watching the president now prepare to sign some documents, including a proclamation to commemorate the inauguration entitled the national day of hope and four nominations. >> there we go. and then i am sending a few nominations up. >> mr. jack lew. mr....
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government holds ultimately responsible. >> let's not forget, this is an act of terror. the perpetrators are the terrorists. >> reporter: tonight, that same terror group had a message for the government in algeria. they will strike again. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >> leading news in this country, the awful flu season hit a new milestone today. it's now reported as widespread in 48 of our 50 states. with reported cases increasing now on the west coast. the nationwide death toll now includes 29 children. sadly, that number is up by nine since just last week. we're joined here again tonight by our chief medical officer here at nbc, dr. tanya benenson. doc, i noticed today the numbers showing pneumonia also up. why is that? >> well, pneumonia is the most common complication from the flu. but we are seeing higher numbers of pneumonia than we would expect. and that's in the high risk people. so you have people with chronic illnesses, weak immune systems. the very young, under 2. over 65 and pregnant women. and it's not surprising, this is a group we target to really
government holds ultimately responsible. >> let's not forget, this is an act of terror. the perpetrators are the terrorists. >> reporter: tonight, that same terror group had a message for the government in algeria. they will strike again. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >> leading news in this country, the awful flu season hit a new milestone today. it's now reported as widespread in 48 of our 50 states. with reported cases increasing now on the west coast. the nationwide...
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of localuse government. i don't see anything the president will do to change our problems with the the problems that have been appropriated and mismanaged. i want to duck about the kids coming out of school. i'm a contractor. -- i want to talk about the kids. they have no education and they don't have a trade or skill. we will be hiring people outside this country. we are not ready to work. the people talk about people being engineers. i want to see some sweat equity in this country. i like the man, but i don't see a change. we are busy and the plants are open. over 1 million people in the county. we work hard. the poor people in the city where their houses were burned out, that was the failure of the government. we ought to stop this nonsense about black and white. when i hire people when i work, i don't care what color they are, as long as they have the cash and they pay their bills. host: john, democratic caller in clearwater, florida. caller: i am retired clergymen and a retired teacher. i am just appall
of localuse government. i don't see anything the president will do to change our problems with the the problems that have been appropriated and mismanaged. i want to duck about the kids coming out of school. i'm a contractor. -- i want to talk about the kids. they have no education and they don't have a trade or skill. we will be hiring people outside this country. we are not ready to work. the people talk about people being engineers. i want to see some sweat equity in this country. i like the...
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the government has the right to regulate in any way to the limits of the law. they absolutely can do that and they have a compelling interest in doing that. there are things the executive could do without congress and the president should do them all. we haven't had an atf, head of the atf for six years. they should vigorously go after gun trafficking. a lot of weapons are bought in the secondary market. >> 40% of gun sales have no background check whatsoever. >> exactly. >> 40%. >> exactly. all you would have to do to close that up would be to say, okay, fine, if you sell a gun to someone who otherwise couldn't pass a background check, then the liability for any crime committed with that weapon rebounds to you. that would create an incentive for people to do it on their own without any mandate from congress, that people would start doing background checks if they thought they could be liable. >> many of our viewers have been watching new york governor andrew cuomo who at this point the new york assembly at this moment is voting through an assault weapons ban a
the government has the right to regulate in any way to the limits of the law. they absolutely can do that and they have a compelling interest in doing that. there are things the executive could do without congress and the president should do them all. we haven't had an atf, head of the atf for six years. they should vigorously go after gun trafficking. a lot of weapons are bought in the secondary market. >> 40% of gun sales have no background check whatsoever. >> exactly. >>...
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troops fought to prevent the northern communists from taking over the south vietnamese government. millions of civilians were killed, as well as over 58,000 american soldiers. like the war itself, the memorial caused controversy. it was designed by maya lin, a young architecture student from yale university. her drawings were selected out of a thousand others in a national design competition. >> maya lin's design was very controversial because, at that time, there really wasn't anything similar to it at all. americans were typically thinking of a statue of a human being that would show, in this particular, case vietnam veterans at war. instead, you had "the wall," as it's commonly referred to now, with the names on it. very different. >> the long black wall slopes down and then upward. the names are engraved in chronological order, according to the date when the soldiers died. >> as you slowly walk down the walkways that are adjacent to the two walls, you are all of a sudden consumed or subsumed by the enormity of those names, and that all of these people, americans, died during th
troops fought to prevent the northern communists from taking over the south vietnamese government. millions of civilians were killed, as well as over 58,000 american soldiers. like the war itself, the memorial caused controversy. it was designed by maya lin, a young architecture student from yale university. her drawings were selected out of a thousand others in a national design competition. >> maya lin's design was very controversial because, at that time, there really wasn't anything...
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never mind that of course all automotive transactions are also tracked by the government. and those include some heirlooms, there are some grandfathers giving away the '57 t-bird, and the government has to check the papers on this, too. >> it is so insulting, the idea we should not have to fill out any paperwork to have a gun. but we have to fill out all sorts of paperwork to vote, and in some states i have to have a vaginal probe before i can access a legal medical procedure. and that seems to be okay. the hypocrisy of the arguments is outrageous. >> we want to know about the grandfathers, what can kill people, yes, we want to keep track of that if that can kill people. >> he went after the background checks, i think there is an excellent chance that congress will propose -- that and the ban on big magazines. so the fact he is going there, i think he is worried that people who want saner regulations have actually gained ground on that. >> and then frank, he says the reason they want to track the transactions, so they will know who all the gun owners are so we can tax them
never mind that of course all automotive transactions are also tracked by the government. and those include some heirlooms, there are some grandfathers giving away the '57 t-bird, and the government has to check the papers on this, too. >> it is so insulting, the idea we should not have to fill out any paperwork to have a gun. but we have to fill out all sorts of paperwork to vote, and in some states i have to have a vaginal probe before i can access a legal medical procedure. and that...
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is the government shutdown inevitable? greg waldon, a member of the leadership, he joins me on that issue and more on whether his party has primary problem. we will ask him how he plans to deal with that. >>> plus -- >> most people who know me know i'm -- i'm a pretty friendly guy. i like a good party. >> president obama responds to this chorus of criticism that he doesn't socialize enough. with the lack of interparty partying says about the tone in washington these days. first, sheer look ahead at the president's schedule. kind of a quiet day at the white house, we are told. we will see. all meetings not on the -- front of the video lens. excuse me, sir i'm gonna have to ask you to power down your little word game. i think your friends will understand. oh no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little too good to be true sir. i'll believe that when pigs fly. ok, did she se
is the government shutdown inevitable? greg waldon, a member of the leadership, he joins me on that issue and more on whether his party has primary problem. we will ask him how he plans to deal with that. >>> plus -- >> most people who know me know i'm -- i'm a pretty friendly guy. i like a good party. >> president obama responds to this chorus of criticism that he doesn't socialize enough. with the lack of interparty partying says about the tone in washington these days....
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interventions and they want government to be small. but yet they want to give government the authority to determine what a woman does with her body and to tell a doctor what a doctor does in an exam room. to me, if you were constent and you were against abortion, then why don't you provide ready access to birth control? because the same people who don't want a woman to have a right to have access to abortion also do not want to provide birth control services and then ironically, the same people also don't want to provide support to poor women when the child is born. so i think it's a ball of confusion and contradiction and i just can't believe in the 21st century we're still arguing these same issues. >> john: i couldn't agree more. i felt this way for years we don't have an abortion problem in this country. we have an unwanted pregnancy problem. an abortion symptom. >> exactly. you know what it really comes down to, we're really own only limiting access for poor women because women who have money can find a way to resolve a problem pr
interventions and they want government to be small. but yet they want to give government the authority to determine what a woman does with her body and to tell a doctor what a doctor does in an exam room. to me, if you were constent and you were against abortion, then why don't you provide ready access to birth control? because the same people who don't want a woman to have a right to have access to abortion also do not want to provide birth control services and then ironically, the same people...
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governments of controlling territory. although there has been the decimation of al qaeda, we do have could contend with the want to bes and affiliated going forward. >> thank you. >> thank you mr. chairman and thank you, madam secretary, for being here. and it's great to see you today. you have been i think a real dedicated public serve ant for your country and your travels around the world, the million miles that you've put on and all of the countries you visited. and i think you've been to many countries where they've never had a secretary of state. and i've seen firsthand when i've been to many of these countries, the difference it makes to have you there on the ground. so i first of all just want to thank you for that and i know it does take a toll but you are incredibly dedicated to that. secondly, it's great to see you here in good health. >> thank you. >> smiling and engaging with all of us. and i want to add to the list people -- senators going down the line talked about some of your accomplishments. i know previo
governments of controlling territory. although there has been the decimation of al qaeda, we do have could contend with the want to bes and affiliated going forward. >> thank you. >> thank you mr. chairman and thank you, madam secretary, for being here. and it's great to see you today. you have been i think a real dedicated public serve ant for your country and your travels around the world, the million miles that you've put on and all of the countries you visited. and i think...
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government runs out of money ton keep the lights on end of march. you'll have a culmination of all of these hitting at the same time. we may end up in a worse situation than we are in now. >> wow. hard to believe, but we'll see certainly. go to the inauguration with you, amy. what do you think the president's biggest challenge is going to be this term? >> i think over-promising. he wants to get so much done in a slim window. he has two years before he become as lame duck. >> that seems generous. >> yeah. so he wants to pass immigration. now gun control which is, that could were haven't a huge legitimate as it was, and then climate control and has to do all this when the economy is still sort of coming back and recov recovering. even some democrats are, whoa, i don't no fe that can all work. that his biggest challenge. >> given that, narrowed down the time frame. what is his big ticket item if he has, some would suggest, up to maybe 18 months, maybe two years? >> gun control is a bit of a heavy lift for obama on the hill. what we see is a lot of immi
government runs out of money ton keep the lights on end of march. you'll have a culmination of all of these hitting at the same time. we may end up in a worse situation than we are in now. >> wow. hard to believe, but we'll see certainly. go to the inauguration with you, amy. what do you think the president's biggest challenge is going to be this term? >> i think over-promising. he wants to get so much done in a slim window. he has two years before he become as lame duck. >>...
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we have a divided government. he's got to take the lead. he may score some short-term victories over the republicans. in the medium to long term, it's his enchilada. >> president clinton's secretary of the treasury, robert rubin. >> there are a number of people who say he's got to get the fiscal house in order, he's got to deal with the deficit. why is that important? >> i think it's imperatively important to design a sound fiscal program that both contributes to job creation and recovery in the short term, and i absolutely believe a sound fiscal program will do that by creating confidence and creating fiscal room for a moderate stimulus. it also meets the long-term imperative for addressing what i believe is an unsustainable and dangerous fiscal trajectory. in order to put ourselves on a sound fiscal footing, we're going to have to have more revenue, whether it's higher taxes, and that's going to be cost absorbed by those paying the taxes and there will have to be restraints on political systems. that's what you have do if you're going to
we have a divided government. he's got to take the lead. he may score some short-term victories over the republicans. in the medium to long term, it's his enchilada. >> president clinton's secretary of the treasury, robert rubin. >> there are a number of people who say he's got to get the fiscal house in order, he's got to deal with the deficit. why is that important? >> i think it's imperatively important to design a sound fiscal program that both contributes to job creation...
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and it's -- we have divided government. he's got to take the lead. he may score some short-term victories over the republicans. in the medium to long term, it's his enchilada. >> president clinton's secretary of the treasury, robert rubin. >> when people look at what president obama should do, there are a number of people who say, well, he's got to get the fiscal house in order, he's got to deal with the deficit. why is that important? >> i think it is imperatively important to design a sound fiscal program that both contributes to job creation and recovery in the short term and i believe a sound fiscal program will do that by creating confidence and fiscal room for a moderate stimulus and meets the long-term imperative for addressing what i believe is an unsustainable and dangerous fiscal trajectory. in order to put ourselves on a sound fiscal footing, we clearly are going to have to have substantially more revenues, more revenues means higher taxes. whether it's tax rates or reduced deductions, one or the other and clearly a cost observed by those
and it's -- we have divided government. he's got to take the lead. he may score some short-term victories over the republicans. in the medium to long term, it's his enchilada. >> president clinton's secretary of the treasury, robert rubin. >> when people look at what president obama should do, there are a number of people who say, well, he's got to get the fiscal house in order, he's got to deal with the deficit. why is that important? >> i think it is imperatively important...
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to make the american people understand that when people talk about government as an evil, government is social security, golf -- can we even imagine, remember and conceive what it was like when you were old and you didn't have any income? you were laid off by your company? there wasn't a social security check? when you were old and couldn't afford medical insurance? what did you do? we can't even imagine that now because we have medicare. it's a real -- you pose the problem exactly right. how can we protect these things and reform it and get rid of the excesses but defend the basic principle? >> it's not just a matter of defending it-- and i think bob caro is right that obama feels very strongly about this, he's the champion of the safety net and he should be but even he when i talked to him some months ago he said that spending on these entitlement programs is untenable and he and all the economists know and you get to a point where you either fix it and fixing it means you're going to have to find some savings in it that there's going to be less benefits given the number of people
to make the american people understand that when people talk about government as an evil, government is social security, golf -- can we even imagine, remember and conceive what it was like when you were old and you didn't have any income? you were laid off by your company? there wasn't a social security check? when you were old and couldn't afford medical insurance? what did you do? we can't even imagine that now because we have medicare. it's a real -- you pose the problem exactly right. how...
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. >> fighting outside syria's capital city tops world headlines, government troops battled rebels on the ground and regime planes bombed opposition held areas with one airstrike southeast of the capital killed seven people there including five members of the same family. >> it was not a good day for terror suspects in yemen, ten suspected al qaeda operatives were killed while they were making bombs and six others died in two strikes from u.s. drones. we will talk about the algeria operations in a bit, but, next, it started with hope and change but ended with a partisan warfare over the economy. reviewing some of president obama's first term and what it could mean for the second term. ...so as you can see, geico's customer satisfaction is at 97%. mmmm tasty. and cut! very good. people are always asking me how we make these geico adverts. so we're taking you behind the scenes. this coffee cup, for example, is computer animated. it's not real. geico's customer satisfaction is quite real though. this computer-animated coffee tastes dreadful. geico. 15 minutes could save you 15 % or more
. >> fighting outside syria's capital city tops world headlines, government troops battled rebels on the ground and regime planes bombed opposition held areas with one airstrike southeast of the capital killed seven people there including five members of the same family. >> it was not a good day for terror suspects in yemen, ten suspected al qaeda operatives were killed while they were making bombs and six others died in two strikes from u.s. drones. we will talk about the algeria...
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they are the branch of government to preserve this form of government. there is something very reassuring about this notion that every four years, whether it is your candidate or your opponent, they will be gone after a certain length of time, and that is the celebration of the in and out of the presidency that makes it so important. we can date our collection to these brass buttons that were made for george washington's first inauguration in new york city. they are a simple brass disk, often with the letters g w on them, and you could pin it to your close or sell it on. it demonstrates the relationship between the presidency and the citizenry, which is really the key, and really when inaugurations are part of. there are these wonderful smash- ups -- part coronation, part celebration of american democracy. that relationship is really key. they are also celebrations of national unity, and there is a little bit of partisan gloating. one of our great treasures is this flag from thomas jefferson's first inauguration in 1800. you can see, looking at this bann
they are the branch of government to preserve this form of government. there is something very reassuring about this notion that every four years, whether it is your candidate or your opponent, they will be gone after a certain length of time, and that is the celebration of the in and out of the presidency that makes it so important. we can date our collection to these brass buttons that were made for george washington's first inauguration in new york city. they are a simple brass disk, often...
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the government must spend and organize. that appears to be what the president is hoping for. >> that is true but the president is really not, he is not looking at a situation where he can move the other party to the center and he can move to the center himself. he is talking, and rick is right, about an activist government. he is talking about government as an equalizer in what he said in an economic recovery that is beginning he said in his inaugural speech. we're really talking about whether or not, a question of political will, whether or not or not there is political will not on obama's part, but within our government for stimulus spending more infrastructure investment. education investment, things that president obama are necessary for a economy. there is no political will there for those things, only now, how to get out of spiraling debt crisis. how to take it head on. we have a deadline with the debt ceiling. at which we'll be at the precipice of default. president obama certainly made the call today, for, equality.
the government must spend and organize. that appears to be what the president is hoping for. >> that is true but the president is really not, he is not looking at a situation where he can move the other party to the center and he can move to the center himself. he is talking, and rick is right, about an activist government. he is talking about government as an equalizer in what he said in an economic recovery that is beginning he said in his inaugural speech. we're really talking about...
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government shutdown over the continuing resolution that's going to come up at the end of march. i'm not sure it's the greatest ground for them. i think people are very tired of brinksmanship and they want to have civil, reasonable, negotiations. we'll see if this four-month, three-month delay, whatever it is, will get us down that track, but i don't think holding the debt ceiling hostage is smart. >> i don't think the goal is actually -- i agreed with something scarborough said this morning, this is a shrewd political move. all they've done is shifted this whole debacle a few months. what's to say now we're going to have a couple months of rational, thoughtful budget discussion? i don't think so. >> that's the question, it is delaying -- it's getting a cavity or a root canal -- filled cavity or root canal. i'm not a dentist, obviously. >> you know which one's which. >> i really do. >> i've had both. >> in terms of the politico story that jake wrote, behind the scenes, boehner was able to rally -- we think, unless it blows up in his face. is that spirit of unity going to continue
government shutdown over the continuing resolution that's going to come up at the end of march. i'm not sure it's the greatest ground for them. i think people are very tired of brinksmanship and they want to have civil, reasonable, negotiations. we'll see if this four-month, three-month delay, whatever it is, will get us down that track, but i don't think holding the debt ceiling hostage is smart. >> i don't think the goal is actually -- i agreed with something scarborough said this...
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government and other western governments are trying to work with algerian government to get more information for the families who do not know if their loved ones are dead, missing or what. the algerian government has been reluctant to work with western governments and announced they will not allow foreigners to secure the oil and gas fields in algeria, not a good statement for foreigners who are working there. there is a lot of concern about the security. >>gregg: thank you, conor. >>heather: you could visit the doctor online. is this the new trend for the 21st century checkup? >>gregg: a health care lands barbara walters in the hospital overnight. details on that. >>heather: some use a controversial fingerprint scanner raising serious concerns about privacy. dominic is live in arizona with that story. >> yes, the police here in mesa say the scanners are a huge help capturing criminals but some say it is another invasion of our privacy. research suggests cell h plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for men's health concerns as we age.
government and other western governments are trying to work with algerian government to get more information for the families who do not know if their loved ones are dead, missing or what. the algerian government has been reluctant to work with western governments and announced they will not allow foreigners to secure the oil and gas fields in algeria, not a good statement for foreigners who are working there. there is a lot of concern about the security. >>gregg: thank you, conor....
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it's algeria, egypt, what's going on with netanyahu, probably going to have a new government, the iranian issue looming. >> he can't avoid it, but as you point out, second-term presidents often look abroad. >> yep. >> to establish a part of their legacy because after a couple of years, congress doesn't really care about you. you become a lame duck. you don't have enough -- you don't have as much power as you once used to have. he's got a small window here on domestic policy. so if he gets gun control or some part of it, he gets immigration reform, he did health care last time. you could argue that that's a pretty transformative presidency. you might. >> and you know, the question i think a lot of people have been looking for is does he try to pull a nixon and china on entitlement reform? in the state of the union. there is that opportunity there. but with regard to north africa and mali, erin, you've been there outfront on that reporting. the other shoe in the arab spring is dropping, and this administration has to respond. >> you have defense secretaries switching and maybe the view swit
it's algeria, egypt, what's going on with netanyahu, probably going to have a new government, the iranian issue looming. >> he can't avoid it, but as you point out, second-term presidents often look abroad. >> yep. >> to establish a part of their legacy because after a couple of years, congress doesn't really care about you. you become a lame duck. you don't have enough -- you don't have as much power as you once used to have. he's got a small window here on domestic policy....
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it was harder to govern then. >> you also think about, had the clintons and how bill clinton -- he seemed to revel in politics, the reaching out to people. in the article, i found it fascinating that the obamas haven't had bill and hillary clinton over for dinner. i -- i mean, she's -- all the things that bill clinton did during the campaign, all the work that hillary clinton's done, they've never had a dinner at the white house with them? >> i think this is something outsiders find difficult and surprising. the obamas can be vivacious, charming they have great public personalities. what people in washington see -- but i think people all over the country don't necessarily see it, there's an intro version there, a self-protectedness. the obamas said both when the president became famous in 2004 and again when they came to washington, no new friends, which is the opposite of what we expect from politicians. they generally succeed by making everybody their friend. >> some people like to be president because they enjoy the office, other people relish power. >> and isn't it true, after meeting
it was harder to govern then. >> you also think about, had the clintons and how bill clinton -- he seemed to revel in politics, the reaching out to people. in the article, i found it fascinating that the obamas haven't had bill and hillary clinton over for dinner. i -- i mean, she's -- all the things that bill clinton did during the campaign, all the work that hillary clinton's done, they've never had a dinner at the white house with them? >> i think this is something outsiders find...
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may have been one of the reasons the federal government was so eager to prosecute him. >> larry page took part in google's conference call last night. page missed several of these because of issues with his voice and an unspecified illness. here is an executive takeaway. google says it makes less money per ad these days. that's a downward trend that's continuing. it has more users so it balances out. as we watch we note he was there for the second quarter in a row. apple reports profits. you think the anguish about running out of money maybe? that's not the case. apple still the most valuable company in the united states. it might say growth is slowing. one hint a tea leaf this morning is verizon. the company said it activated 6 million iphones in the past quarter. a good sign that iphones are selling well. but half of those, even less than half were actually iphone 5 as. most were iphone 4s. apple makes more money on the 5. it's interesting to see people start to realize all of the iphones are pretty darn good and they are settling for the four apparently. >> getting a better deal n
may have been one of the reasons the federal government was so eager to prosecute him. >> larry page took part in google's conference call last night. page missed several of these because of issues with his voice and an unspecified illness. here is an executive takeaway. google says it makes less money per ad these days. that's a downward trend that's continuing. it has more users so it balances out. as we watch we note he was there for the second quarter in a row. apple reports profits....
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to govern. he came at it from sort of a centrist, pragmatist approach, and it didn't work out so well for him a lot of the times. he faced a congress in republican hands for the last two years in the house that did not, you know, accept his agenda or pass it through the way he would like it. so i think he learned from this election, gave him the confidence to say the election delivered a mandate for my vision of government, my vision of politics, one that involves gay rights, immigration, climate change, an issue that he hasn't really spoken of since his attempts to deal with it in 2009, fell short. so this was really a different president coming out, using the election as a turning point for his agenda and really making clear that that cautious pragmatist of the last four years, that often came out, is going to give way to someone who is unabashedly starting negotiations from a more progressive liberal standpoint than he was willing to do in the recent past. >> not surprisingly, there's been so
to govern. he came at it from sort of a centrist, pragmatist approach, and it didn't work out so well for him a lot of the times. he faced a congress in republican hands for the last two years in the house that did not, you know, accept his agenda or pass it through the way he would like it. so i think he learned from this election, gave him the confidence to say the election delivered a mandate for my vision of government, my vision of politics, one that involves gay rights, immigration,...
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. >>> i think we have to be prepared to go so far as to shut the government down. >> save your powder for the debt ceiling fight. >> i think there's going to be a whole new field of battle when the debt ceiling rolls around. >> our opportunity here is on the debt ceiling. this is where we have leverage. >> remember that the gop vowing to hold the country hostage for cuts? they had the leverage, getting ready to fight. speaker boehner even tried his hand at extortion saying, "there's a price for everything." but, now, here comes the cave. today, republicans in the house voted to suspend the debt ceiling. what about the hostage-taking? not this time. and remember all the usual bluster in those press conferences of theirs? today, the gop leaders ducked the press. only a few print reporters, boehner's camera man and a lone fox news camera were there to capture their comments in their entirety. huh? so why the sudden change? >> the full faith and credit of the united states of america is not a bargaining chip. we are not a deadbeat nation. >> they will not collect our ransom in exchange fo
. >>> i think we have to be prepared to go so far as to shut the government down. >> save your powder for the debt ceiling fight. >> i think there's going to be a whole new field of battle when the debt ceiling rolls around. >> our opportunity here is on the debt ceiling. this is where we have leverage. >> remember that the gop vowing to hold the country hostage for cuts? they had the leverage, getting ready to fight. speaker boehner even tried his hand at...
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of security is the host government's responsibility. we rely on them. and that militia group in benghazi failed us on september 11th and 12th, so we need to reenforce the ability of these governments to protect our embassies and consulates in 275 different locations around the world. >> well, that raises a point, michael lighter, if we should be in 275 locations. we don't want to retreat from the world, but basically according to the review board that admiral mullen and pickering went through, they looked through the videos and say this host government local militia just turned tail and ran before the attack, or as the attack, was taking place. >> i think what we saw in libya was a slowness on behalf of the state department to adjust to very, very different circumstances in libya. and during the ghadafi area, you could have had people there and the security forces would have protected the installation. clearly, it was a much more dangerous place than we were set up to deal with. these are the places we have to be. if we don't want to ha
of security is the host government's responsibility. we rely on them. and that militia group in benghazi failed us on september 11th and 12th, so we need to reenforce the ability of these governments to protect our embassies and consulates in 275 different locations around the world. >> well, that raises a point, michael lighter, if we should be in 275 locations. we don't want to retreat from the world, but basically according to the review board that admiral mullen and pickering went...
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which is we are going to have a default or either a default on debt or selective payment of federal government obligations, appears to be melting away and that puts us back in the more conventional political back and forth about budgets and the automatic cuts. sequester. that gets us back to where we were in the 1980s. it is more of a norm of a political process. if we can stay there, that's good news for this president because it reduces a threat to the economy and of course good news to people working in the economy in the financial market. >> john harwood, thank you very much. to mary thompson now with breaking news. >> announcing charges against three alleged international cyber criminals. the three have been charged again in infiltrating computers around the world, about a million computers around the world, including 40 thousand here in the u.s. with a virus known as the gozi virus. the plot the cyber criminals wanted to actually access information including bank account information in an effort to steal money from those accounts. also, the virus infected the computers at nasa. again, th
which is we are going to have a default or either a default on debt or selective payment of federal government obligations, appears to be melting away and that puts us back in the more conventional political back and forth about budgets and the automatic cuts. sequester. that gets us back to where we were in the 1980s. it is more of a norm of a political process. if we can stay there, that's good news for this president because it reduces a threat to the economy and of course good news to...
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. >> the government is not the solution to our problem. government is the problem. >> a new breeze is blowing. and the nation refreshed by freedom, stands ready to push on. >> there is nothing wrong with america that cannot be cured by what is right with america. >> the best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world. >> and we are ready to lead once more. >>> cbs news coverage of the second inauguration of barack obama. from capitol hill, here is scott pelley. >> good morning. the nation's capital is beginning a day-long celebration of american freedom and democracy. for the 57th time in our history, a president freely elected by the people is being sworn in to office. just before noon at the capitol, barack obama will take the oath for his second term as president. this is a ceremonial swearing-in because the constitution requires the president to be sworn in on january 20th, and this year the 20th fell on sunday. so the president took the official oath in private yesterday in the blue room at the white hous
. >> the government is not the solution to our problem. government is the problem. >> a new breeze is blowing. and the nation refreshed by freedom, stands ready to push on. >> there is nothing wrong with america that cannot be cured by what is right with america. >> the best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world. >> and we are ready to lead once more. >>> cbs news coverage of the second inauguration of barack obama. from...